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Topic: FINANCE

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: Late Latin subventio, from Latin subvenire 'to come up, come to save someone'

subvention

 noun
     
sub‧ven‧tion [countable]
formalBF a gift of money, usually from a government, for a special use
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